American Red Cross First Aid

Which type of injury involves an open wound in which the bone has torn through the skin?

open fracture

When caring for a person who is having a seizure, you should

remove nearby objects that might cause injury

The general care for a muscle, bone or joint injury includes the following:

rest, immobilize, cold and elevate

What sudden illness is usually caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain?

stroke

How do you care for a person with a possible head, neck or spinal injury?

support the head in the position you find it. Do not try to align it.

A woman burned her hand in the lunchroom. You should: cool the burn with large amounts of fresh running water, cover the burn loosely with a dry, sterile dressing, remove her from the source of the burn

all of them

If an open wound continues to bleed after applying direct pressure: add additional dressings and continue to apply direct pressure, do not remove any blood soaked dressings, ensure that 911 or the local emergency number has been called

all of them

What is a common signal of sudden illness? changes in level of consciousness, loss of vision or blurred vision, signals of shock

all of them

What is the FIRST step in caring for a wound with significant bleeding?

apply direct pressure with a sterile or clean dressing

A young woman is having trouble breathing and based on your check of the person, you suspect that she is having a severe allergic reaction to a bee sting. What should you do?

call 911 immediately and care for the person until EMS personnel take over

This sudden illness results form too much or too little sugar in the person's blood. What is it?

diabetic emergency

In stroke recognition, FAST means

face, arm, speech and time

Care for a person with heat exhaustion includes the following

get the person out of the heat and into a cooler place

How should you care for someone with minor frostbite on the fingers?

get the person to a warm environment and then rewarm his or her hands using skin-to-skin contact

Heat-related illnesses include the following

heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke